XtremeMac Tango Studio

Good price. Decent sound.

Mediocre bass response. Limited remote controls.

The Tango Studio is an excellent deal for budget-conscious shoppers who want to get more out of their iPods.

In the context of what Tango Studio does offer, that's a relatively minor omission. Had its radio performance been better, we would unquestionably have given it our high recommendation: for $80, it's hard to go wrong with the feature set, design, and...

Last year, at Christmastime, I gave a number of XtremeMac Tango sound docks for gifts. That product met my finicky requirements: they sounded quite good--no, not Bose quality; and they were cheap--$40 after a F.Y.E store rebate. The docks--even though...

I bought ExtremeMac Luna around 18 months ago. To be fair, it was a good product while it lasted. Six months after the warrenty expired it stopped working, with a message on its screen advising me to contact customer services. I have been trying this...

I don't know much about speakers, but I thought this one was pretty good. The sound gets pretty loud, and it's got good bass. I am very satisfied with my purchase. The remote is cool, but it died after 2 months (probably the battery). FM didn't work at...

Decent sound at lower volume levels, supports all iPods with dock connector, FM radio, auxiliary line-in

Lack of bass, distortion at higher volume levels, no FM radio presets, no equaliser or basic audio settings

The Tango Studio is a largely unremarkable iPod speaker system and the lack of FM radio presets is a strange omission.

I would like to advise any one thinking of buying a product from XtremeMac to consider the following before they buy. I bought the ExtremeMac Luna around 18 months ago. To be fair, it was a good product while it lasted. Six months after the warrenty...